Electric vehicles have an efficiency problem

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A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle through Hollywood on Thursday night came to an abrupt end as the car, an electric Tesla, ran out of battery in the middle of the road.

According to stringer service KeyNews, the pursuit originated in Koreatown, in the area of Western Avenue and 8th Street, when the Tesla Model S was reported stolen around 11:35 p.m. Police pursued the car into Hollywood and was on the 101 Freeway at one point.

 

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/stolen-tesla-runs-out-of-battery-in-the-middle-of-hollywood-police-pursuit/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

On 3/26/2024 at 12:13 AM, TBoneTX said:

This brings back memories of the 55-mph speed limit.  If that's resumed today, every trucker will run afoul of service hours or have to take 1.5 days to complete their routes, thus causing supply-chain problems, wreaking havoc with truckers' pay, and damaging the economy.  Does anyone here think that the leftists have thought about any of this?

 

Probably more pertinent today are calls to "charge by miles driven."

I recall getting a ticket in my new Red Trans Am in Laurens county GA going 66 on I-16 West Bound(during the 55mps speed limit nonsense) I  had just come from a flight physical  at Hunter Army Airfield and was in My Class A's 1st LT Army uniform. I thought he might give me a break..  No way. I think he enjoyed sticking it to me. Probably a former enlisted man who despised a young flashy LT in a sports car. Anyway I made a few phone calls and got it taken care of so no harm no foul. What year was that? Probably 80 something. 

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2 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I recall getting a ticket in my new Red Trans Am in Laurens county GA going 66 on I-16 West Bound(during the 55mps speed limit nonsense) I  had just come from a flight physical  at Hunter Army Airfield and was in My Class A's 1st LT Army uniform. I thought he might give me a break..  No way. I think he enjoyed sticking it to me. Probably a former enlisted man who despised a young flashy LT in a sports car. Anyway I made a few phone calls and got it taken care of so no harm no foul. What year was that? Probably 80 something. 

Sounds fair, I was always being puled over on my Dads Capri.

[Neonred 3,564]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I recall getting a ticket in my new Red Trans Am in Laurens county GA going 66 on I-16 West Bound(during the 55mps speed limit nonsense) I  had just come from a flight physical  at Hunter Army Airfield and was in My Class A's 1st LT Army uniform. I thought he might give me a break..  No way. I think he enjoyed sticking it to me. Probably a former enlisted man who despised a young flashy LT in a sports car. Anyway I made a few phone calls and got it taken care of so no harm no foul. What year was that? Probably 80 something. 

Reminds me of the time I was driving from Darlington SC back to Columbia in my '71 Dodge Dart (please don't laugh).  I had just gotten a fancy new "radar detector",  Bearcat was the brand.  I also was doing at least 10 over and that darn new radar detector kept making noise and I thought there was something wrong with it.  Just about that time I saw the cop in the median.  Sure enough he pulled out to track me down.  I slowed right down and pulled that detector off the dash.  He followed right behind me for a couple of miles but didn't pull me over.  Only thing I could figure was that he was a SC fan and liked all the stupid bumper stickers I had on the back of the car.  "Go Gamecocks" and "Rednecks turn orange in the fall".  One thing I'm sure of is that he wasn't a Clemson fan.  That would have been '78 or '79.

[Neonred 3,564]

9 hours ago, Boiler said:

A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle through Hollywood on Thursday night came to an abrupt end as the car, an electric Tesla, ran out of battery in the middle of the road.

According to stringer service KeyNews, the pursuit originated in Koreatown, in the area of Western Avenue and 8th Street, when the Tesla Model S was reported stolen around 11:35 p.m. Police pursued the car into Hollywood and was on the 101 Freeway at one point.

 

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/stolen-tesla-runs-out-of-battery-in-the-middle-of-hollywood-police-pursuit/

Guess we will be seeing that one on the Car Chase channel over on Pluto TV.  Couldn't believe there was a channel dedicated strictly to car chases in the LA area.  Somehow I found myself wasting too much time watching this ridiculous channel, but I guess it's like watching a train wreck.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

What year was that? Probably 80 something. 

Definitely 1978, and probably also 1979.  Another of Jimmeh Cahtah's brilliant ideas.

[Dashinka 24,508]

Is everyone in the Biden Administration clueless?  Who was claiming they would have their landlines taken from their cold dead hands?  In fact, I think people can still get a landline if they want.  Also, of course the implication is that EV's are somehow more technologically advanced...How?

 

Buttigieg rejects critics of EV future: Like people in 2000s saying we could have landlines forever

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/buttigieg-rejects-critics-ev-future-people-2000s-saying-we-could-have-landlines-forever

[TBoneTX 45,304]

3 hours ago, Dashinka said:

people can still get a landline if they want

Absolutely so.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

Might as well post this here.

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Democrats, EVs And Tyranny

 

Why do Democrats insist on forcing consumers to make choices they don't want?  Americans are making it clear they don't want electric vehicles, yet Democrats won't give up their mandate zealotry.  Are they driven by authoritarian urges?  [...]

 

https://issuesinsights.com/2024/04/10/democrats-evs-and-tyranny/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

On 3/31/2024 at 9:28 PM, TBoneTX said:

Definitely 1978, and probably also 1979.  Another of Jimmeh Cahtah's brilliant ideas.

 

Nope definably in the 80's.  I was already a commissioned officer. I graduated high school in 79, and think I was commissioned in 84 I think it was lifted in 87.

Edited April 11 by Nature Boy 2.0

[TBoneTX 45,304]

7 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Nope definably in the 80's.

English-only etc.!

The rule began in the late '70s.  It was lifted far too many years later, certainly in the '80s.

Edited April 12 by TBoneTX

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EV Slow Down Finally Strikes at the Throne:  Tesla to Layoff Thousands

 

Rumors swirled early this morning that Tesla, the king of the EVs, was preparing to announce layoffs of as many as 20% of its global workforce—an unthinkable event even a year ago.  Clearly, some adjustments were going to have be made.  Not only were there production issues (European labor unions, etc) and supply problems beyond Tesla's control, but the simple fact remains that demand had dropped off.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/04/15/ev-slow-down-finally-strikes-at-the-throne-tesla-to-layoff-thousands-n3786523

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14 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

EV Slow Down Finally Strikes at the Throne:  Tesla to Layoff Thousands

 

Rumors swirled early this morning that Tesla, the king of the EVs, was preparing to announce layoffs of as many as 20% of its global workforce—an unthinkable event even a year ago.  Clearly, some adjustments were going to have be made.  Not only were there production issues (European labor unions, etc) and supply problems beyond Tesla's control, but the simple fact remains that demand had dropped off.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/04/15/ev-slow-down-finally-strikes-at-the-throne-tesla-to-layoff-thousands-n3786523

firemen everywhere celebrate..........

[Dashinka 24,508]

Interesting analysis on Tesla going forward.  I also have noticed that the Tesla offerings are aging quickly with not much in the pipeline.  I also had the chance to study the Tesla CT up close, and I was not impressed.

 

Could Tesla Go Bankrupt? The Odds Are Rising

 

https://bradmunchen.substack.com/p/could-tesla-go-bankrupt-the-odds

[TBoneTX 45,304]

10 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Interesting analysis on Tesla going forward.

Except for its effect on Elon Musk, who is largely one of the good guys, I personally don't care if every electric-car company or division goes under.